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Wrong thread, actually.It would not make sense to post such jokes in the IC thread.
The IC thread is over there.
I propose that we scale up the levels of red blood cells and hemoglobin instead. That way we can optimalize oxygen absorption."Optimalize"?
Actually, zepelin balloons are fairly rigid. Can soak up enemy fire without getting damaged to much.Depends on the airship and the weapon, but yup.Quote-snip-That's a commercial vehicle.
The crucial question is: 4,000 years since what? "Since dragons began food production" is unrealistic, "since dragons started bringing humans up-to-speed" seems more reasonable.Finally, why 4000 years?4000 years since the combination seemed reasonable. Also, with great civilizations lasting longer before their decline, due to having the better rulers live for a longer period of time, and also having more of those civilizations existing at the same time, would lead to a greater ability to advance technologically. At least, that is how I would think it would happen.
Health: 10/10
Happiness: 15/21
Basic Hunger and Enhanced Dissatisfaction
Basic Recovery
Mortality (3/10)
Sharp Mind
Primitive Trinket (Puzzle Dragon Amulet)
3 food
2 plots (empty land)
-5 food each
Improved Farming Techniques
Irrigated Fields
Grafting
Companion Planting
Crop Rotation (26/30)
((in progress is variable because game went on hiatus before GWG responded to my offer for learning grafting))Hm?
They might have other reasons...but true. I suppose my "official" guess is now more similar to that I had for Oric.1) Where do Illborn come from and what do they want?Actually, looking back at the beginning of the thread, the first creature we found was actually non-violent until we provoked it, so it doesn't seem likely that they all want to kill the Target, assuming we are the target.
They come from the Warrens themselves. They came with the dungeon back when it was still a plain ol' dungeon crawler parody, so the only desire common to all of them is the desire to kill the Target.
We are both making obvious statements. This is an attempt at humor.Same to you buddy.Please bold any conclusions of the meeting. if there are any, that is.The Sky Lords are suspicious of the New Order.
before we consider fighting we should see if we have enough support to starve the count out. From what I can tell we've got the numbers and Owen has the defensive position.I'd prefer not to, for image reasons among others, but we could if we really had to...
a bit of hunger might make him more willing to renounce his claim.
Welp, for all his talk of nobility, it seems he's a dirty coward at heart. Not even hearing out the terms for what we want? Shooting a guy with a white flag? As was mentioned, he's a complete idiot.Un/Fortunately.
We will not approach a keep under bowfire without protection. Men will not die because we are scrupling to haggle with a carpenter's apprentice for his worn-out spare hammer. We will commandeer what we need,FTFYasif needed.
As for these Owenists who were in the city, I'm not too concerned about this "time limit" because they can be ambushed on their return. Upon seeing a returning group, put archers in the gatehouse that they're approaching and in the nearby houses with second-floor vantage points on the gatehouse, a line of archers down the street on one side of the gatehouse with halberdiers guarding them. Open the gate and let the returning Owenists in, rake them with arrows from three sides, Uriel's heavy cavalry rushes in to mop up.Um...this plan assumes that all those guards who followed Owen's orders before hearing about us will definitely be a hostile threat. Will some? Probably. All? Almost certainly no. I don't want to shoot before we find out their intent. Station the archers, bring the guards, but don't shoot first.
Not a minute passes when our siege engineers and the town's own carpenters aren't working on mantlets for archers, because we will suppress the battlements with overwhelming volume of fire.Well, except when they need to eat/sleep/drink/rest, of course. Even focusing on the practical, the quality will suck.
Accusing Owen of the old Count's murder might not be the best method of getting the town on our side. Remember, he was an incompetent jerk. His people are probably glad to be rid of him.Owen's better? He's difinitely disliked, and besides...murder is murder.
Trying to get a bit of an idea what has been discussed, standard disclaimer about errors and such...Wow. That's a lot. Good luck to a GM who tries to sort all that out...Code: [Select]Voters= Eotyrannus(Eo), Knave(Kn), GreatWyrmGold(GW), Grek(Gr), RAM(RM), a1s(a1), Kevak(kv), weenog(we)Stupid ninja doesn't get their post processed...
Votes=
Temperature:
Eo Head feathers
Eo Long fingers
Eo Better panting ability
Eo Wilful sweating
GW Bald
Eoa1 against
GW Ectotherm
GrEo against
GW Reduced fat
Gr Non-perspiratory method for cooling the body, such as feathers
Gr or capillated hairs
a1 Raise the normal body temperature to 48 centigrade
GrGW against
RMkv Ridges to expel heat
a1Eo against
Water:
EoGW Uric acid instead of urea
Breathing:
EoGW Larger lungs
EoGW Increase the amount of mitochondria
EoGW Avian lung
Gr Modify the epiglottis to shift from an inhale-exhale cycle to an inhale-compress-decompress-exhale cycle without fiddling with the delicate avolli
GW against
kv Multiple lung sacks(4)
weEo Urinary tract to pass liquid waste off into the fecal slurry near the end of the small intestine
Gravity:
Eo Shorter limbs
Eo Stouter limbs
Eo Shock-absorbing
Eo Hollow bones
KnGW against
Kn Durable
Kn Extra Muscle Mass
Kn Faster Reflexes
Gr Stronger bone mineral-content
Eo against
kvEo Thicker bones
kv Stronger muscles
kv Two hearts
RMGrweEoa1 Make them smaller
GW against
Food:
Kn Digest grass
KnGW Cattle
Other/multiple:
RM Hybrid heat-sink/exoskeleton
RMEo Velociraptors
we Symbiotic plant
Eo against
Eo LOL U ALL SUCK N00BS
Yes, in the interests of an exciting game, I vote to make a few experiments using the current ideas. The moral implications are a touch unnerving, but that is unlikely to reflect badly on us...Indeed. Although we could improve it by pointing out that we don't want to screw up horribly and ruin the lives of thousands or millions of future people. A few slightly defective people are a small price to pay to avoid that.
Wow... I'm like a five-year old in a whorehouse. I thought this would be simple, but I've learnt more from this in a few pages than a month in biology class.I'm glad to have helped and a bit ashamed to be indirectly compared to someone who runs a brothel.
Attempt to magically clean wound. Then magically heal woundif that doesn't take too much mana.
Call out to see if anyone is there.
"Gettin' better?" Rick questioned quizzically, but headed down the road at a good clip due to the urgency in the voice. "Hold on in there little guy, seems we need to book it for a bit. If'in you like, I'll try and find a better spot for yah once we 'kin rest. Today is jus' full of surprises it seems." The last part he muttered more to himself. Seemed just a while ago he was mopping floors, now he's a shaman and helping out a giant snake. Strangely he's taking this rather well in stride.
Absorb power from the sunlight!
Move toward the brightest of the 'beacons'.
Get off at the exit! There has to be something of interest there...
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Free passion!
"Alright, alright, geez! I give up already, guys. Stop shooting me, will you? I mean, honestly. I'll put on a blindfold if that makes you feel better."
Raise hands, give self up to the cops.
Wait for treatment.
turn around and knee that asshole in the balls
Knowing this might be related to the lab, and thus of interest to HQ, Mr. Normal sneakily follows the American-drawling worm creature.
Also, he vomits on a nearby rock to see what it does.
GWG, I see you noticed my typo. Shame on me. That was meant to be 'constant contact' meaning we've been staying close to him for some time.Ah.
We might as well guess that it has to do with invisible magical pixies.QuoteI also don't go from "Feeling fine!" to "Oh got by doze is stuffy ad I'b coughig up by guts!" within minutes.You also don't exist in a magical world with slimes that blorble.
If we are correct, and I am understanding the theory, then some magic is trying to drag us back to the dungeon or push us away from the foreign object. The first is unlikely as the first arena was much longer. The second is more likely.Hm. Maybe, but I'm still doubtful about it since it just suddenly happened.
I should streamline this.Indeed. There's so many problems with these theories that we really don't have much clue.
Actually, we got the pain once we changed from our style to Megaman's style of fighting, correct? Maybe it was a reflex to the different mechanics. But that would leave the question 'why didn't anybody else get the same result' to answer...
Calm yourselves. I can almost FEEL the smug expression FFS must be wearing watching you struggle to figure this stuff out. Especially if it WAS just a joke.Same.
